Class – VI Patterns in Mathematics (Questions)
Que Questions
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1 The branch of Mathematics that studies patterns in whole numbers is called
……………(Ans - number theory)
2 Name the following sequences :
(i) 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ...
(ii) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...
(iii) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, ...
(iv) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ...
(v) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, ...
(vi) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ...
(vii) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ...
(viii) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...
(ix) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...
(x) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, ...
3 Write the following sequences :
(All 1’s)
(Counting numbers)
(Odd numbers)
(Even numbers)
(Triangular numbers)
(Squares)
(Cubes)
(Virahānka numbers)
(Powers of 2)
(Powers of 3)
4 Write the next three numbers in each sequence:
(i) 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ...
(ii) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...
(iii) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, ...
(iv) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ...
(v) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, ...
(vi) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ...
(vii) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ...
(viii) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...
(ix) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...
(x) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, ...
5 Write the rules for forming the numbers in the following sequences :
(i) 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, ...
(ii) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ...
(iii) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, ...
(iv) 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, ...
(v) 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, ...
(vi) 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, ...
(vii) 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, 216, ...
(viii) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ...
(ix) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, ...
(x) 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729, ...
6 Name the sequence and draw the next
two pictures.
7 Name the sequence and draw the next
two pictures.
8 Name the sequence and draw the next
two pictures.
9 Name the sequence and draw the next two
pictures.
10 Name the sequence and draw the next
two pictures.
11 Name the sequence and draw the
next two pictures.
12 Name the sequence
13 Why are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, … called triangular numbers?
14 Why are 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, … called square numbers or squares?
15 Why are 1, 8, 27, 64, 125, … called cubes?
16 Write a number that is both a triangular number and a square number. (Ans – 36)
17 Write a number that is both a triangular number and a square number. Draw the picture to
illustrate. (Ans – 36)
18 Visualise the sequence of Powers of 2? Powers of 3?
19 Visualise the sequence of Powers of 3?
20 What sequence are made by counting the number of dots in a square grid. (Ans -
square numbers)
21 What will be tha value of
1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 99 + 100 + 99 + ... + 3 + 2 + 1? (Ans – 10000)
22 Adding up odd numbers gives………….sequence. (Ans - square numbers)
23 What is the sum of the first 10 odd numbers?
24 What is the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?
25 Adding counting numbers up and down, i.e., 1, 1 + 2 + 1, 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 1, …,
gives…………..sequence? (Ans - square numbers)
26 Which sequence do you get when you start to add the All 1’s sequence up?
27 What sequence do you get when you add the All 1’s
sequence up and down?
28 Which sequence do you get when you start to add the Counting numbers up? Give a
smaller pictorial explanation?
29 Write the sequence visualised in the given figure. Name the sequence also.
(Ans – 1,3,5,….. , Odd number sequence)
30 What happens when you add up pairs of consecutive triangular numbers? That is, take
1 + 3, 3 + 6, 6 + 10, 10 + 15, … ? Which sequence do you get? Why? Can you explain
it with a picture?
31 What happens when you start to add up powers of 2 starting with 1, i.e., take 1, 1 + 2,
1 + 2 + 4, 1 + 2 + 4 + 8, … ? Now add 1 to each of these numbers — what numbers
do you get? Why does this happen?
32 What happens when you multiply the triangular numbers by 6 and add 1? Which
sequence do you get? Can you explain it with a picture?
33 What happens when you start to add up hexagonal numbers, i.e., take 1, 1 + 7, 1 + 7
+ 19, 1 + 7 + 19 + 37, … ? Which sequence do you get? Can you explain it using a
picture of a cube?
34 The branch of Mathematics that studies patterns in shapes is called……………
(ANS- geometry)
35 Count the
number of
sides in
each shape
in the
sequence
of Regular
Polygons.
Which
number
sequence
do you
get? What about the number of corners in each shape in the sequence of Regular
Polygons? Do you get the same number sequence? Can you explain why this
happens?
36 Count the
number of
lines in
each shape
in the
sequence
of
Complete Graphs. Which number sequence do you get? Can you explain why?
37 How many
little
squares
are there
in each
shape of
the
sequence of Stacked Squares? Which number sequence does this give? Can you
explain why?
38 How many
little
triangles
are there in
each shape
of the
sequence
of Stacked Triangles? Which number sequence does this give? Can you explain why?
39 To get from
one shape
to the next
shape in
the Koch
Snowflake sequence, one replaces each line segment‘—’ by a ‘speed bump’ . As one
does this more and more times, the changes become tinier and tinier with very very
small line segments. How many total line segments are there in each shape of the
Koch Snowflake? What is the corresponding number sequence?
40 Write the number of acute angles in each figure.
What pattern do you get ?
Draw the next figure and find the number of
acute angles in it.
